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(C) The roots of $x^2 - 2x - a^2 + 1 = 0$ are given by $(x - 1)^2 = a^2$,so $x = 1 \pm a$. Let the roots be $x_1 = 1 - a$ and $x_2 = 1 + a$.Let $f(x)

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$\left( -\frac{1}{4}, 1 \right)$

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(C) The roots of $x^2 - 2x - a^2 + 1 = 0$ are given by $(x - 1)^2 = a^2$,so $x = 1 \pm a$. Let the roots be $x_1 = 1 - a$ and $x_2 = 1 + a$.Let $f(x) = x^2 - 2(a + 1)x + a(a - 1)$. For the roots of the first equation to lie between the roots of $f(x) = 0$,we must have $f(1 - a) First,$f(1 + a) = (1 + a)^2 - 2(a + 1)(1 + a) + a(a - 1) = (1 + a)^2 - 2(1 + a)^2 + a^2 - a = -(1 + a)^2 + a^2 - a = -(1 + 2a + a^2) + a^2 - a = -3a - 1$.Setting $f(1 + a)  -1/3$.Next,$f(1 - a) = (1 - a)^2 - 2(a + 1)(1 - a) + a(a - 1) = (a - 1)^2 + 2(a + 1)(a - 1) + a(a - 1) = (a - 1)[(a - 1) + 2(a + 1) + a] = (a - 1)(a - 1 + 2a + 2 + a) = (a - 1)(4a + 1)$.Setting $f(1 - a) Taking the intersection of $a > -1/3$ and $a \in (-1/4, 1)$,we get $a \in (-1/4, 1)$.

The range of $a$ for which the roots of $x^2 - 2x - a^2 + 1 = 0$ lie between the roots (exclusive) of the equation $x^2 - 2(a + 1)x + a(a - 1) = 0$ is:

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